Marian Manor announces plan to close by fall
BRAINTREE -- Marian Manor, a nonprofit nursing home and rehabilitation facility that the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm have operated in South...
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Catholic mothers share their unique experiences with disability in webinar
(OSV News) -- Paula Umana thought her life was under control. The Costa Rica native -- who, in the 1990s, achieved the remarkable feat of becoming the...
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Vatican pro-life chief: Only palliative care offers 'death with dignity'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "Dying is part of the process of living and should not take place in a pre-cemetery," said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president...
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World's ills rooted in too much greed, not too many babies, pope says
ROME (CNS) -- Blind, unbridled consumerism and selfishness -- not the number of people on the planet and having children -- are the root causes of the...
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Pope welcomes Merrimack College leadership at Vatican
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- University students today need an education that not only prepares them for a career but helps them face personal challenges and...
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Gov. Healey addresses Vatican climate summit
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Faith leaders must collaborate with public and private partners to set an example on combating climate change for the communities...
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Asian Catholic communities celebrate heritage with Cardinal O'Malley
DORCHESTER -- Faith is not something that Father Joseph Linh T. Nguyen, pastor of the St. Ambrose-St. Mark Collaborative in Dorchester, takes for granted....
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Poor Clares settling in to new Westwood home
WESTWOOD -- It was the early 20th century, and the Poor Clares were having trouble breathing. In 1906, the religious order had established itself in Boston's...
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Cheverus profiles: Gloria Jean Madruga of Our Lady of Good Voyage Parish, Gloucester
GLOUCESTER -- "Wash your hands and say your prayers, 'cuz Jesus and germs are everywhere." These words are written beside the sacrarium, or holy sink,...
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Providence native ordained as Bishop of Portland
Pope Francis announced on Feb. 13, 2024, that he had selected one the most admired, esteemed, and respected priests of the Diocese of Providence to be...
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Cardinal concludes prayer vigils for Haiti with cathedral Mass
BOSTON -- Lorna Desroses, the Archdiocese of Boston's evangelization consultant for ethnic communities, often hears about the resilience of the Haitian...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
Saturday, we had the joy of ordaining six of our seminarians as transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of Boston. These are the men who, God willing,...
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Obituary: Father Ronald A. Gomes, served in Cambridge and Lowell parishes
A priest of the archdiocese since his ordination by Bernard Cardinal Law on June 20, 1987, Father Ronald A. Gomes died at Lahey Clinic, Burlington, on...
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Obituary: Father John R. Mulvehill, pastor in Weymouth and Cohasset
Father John R. Mulvehill, a priest of the archdiocese with a wide variety of priestly assignments, from parish to college president, to archdiocesan religious...
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IF
NEW YORK (OSV News) – John Krasinski wrote, directed and plays a prominent role in the generally wholesome fantasy "IF" (Paramount). Yet, while the...
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Tarot
NEW YORK (OSV News) – What's on the cards for viewers of the horror flick "Tarot" (Screen Gems)? As it turns out, not much. While the bloodletting...
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Back in the early 1960s, French author Pierre Boulle published a novel about a world in which civilized simians dominated degenerate...
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Madres católicas comparten experiencias únicas sobre discapacidad en seminario web
(OSV News) -- Paula Umana pensó que su vida estaba bajo control. Originaria de Costa Rica, Umana -- quien en los años 90 logró la notable...
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Requisitos para obtener indulgencia jubilar incluyen peregrinaciones, penitencia y servicio
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Los peregrinos que pasen por la Puerta Santa de la Basílica de San Pedro durante el Jubileo 2025, se confiesen, reciban...
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El Papa dice que el amor cristiano abraza lo que no es amable, a los enemigos y a los no nacidos
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- Mientras que para la gente es fácil amar lo que es bueno y bello o ser generoso y heroico por un ideal, el Papa Francisco...
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La inmigración y el futuro de América caen presa de la división política
(OSV News) -- There are hundreds of opportunities for Catholics to join the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage for Mass, adoration, processions and other...
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El Papa vuelve a pedir un intercambio de prisioneros entre Rusia y Ucrania
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El Papa Francisco reiteró la voluntad del Vaticano de ayudar a un intercambio general de prisioneros entre Rusia y Ucrania. "Renuevo...
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Eucharistic Pilgrimage kicks off May 18-19 with Masses, processions at iconic US sites
(OSV News) -- In 1776, Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish Franciscan missionary, dedicated a small mission church in San Francisco to St. Francis Assisi....
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As cross and tower bells return to Notre Dame, firefighters' chaplain recalls battle to save icon
PARIS (OSV News) -- The cross over Notre Dame's choir and the eight bronze bells in the north tower can now be reinstalled in their rightful place in the...
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Hours after his first Communion boy begins remarkable recovery from debilitating illness
COONS RAPIDS, Minn. (OSV News) -- No mom would ever want to spend Mother's Day like this: in a hospital room with a 7-year-old son paralyzed from the waist...
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Pope meets senior priests, encourages dialogue with young clergy
ROME (CNS) -- Pope Francis, who was ordained to the priesthood 54 years ago, encouraged senior priests in the Diocese of Rome to be "witnesses of memory,"...
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Christian love embraces the unlovable, enemies, the unborn, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- While it is easy for people to love what is good and beautiful or to be generous and heroic for an ideal, Pope Francis said Christian...
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The many faces of Mary that inspire devotion among Catholics of all cultures
SEATTLE (OSV News) -- Apparitions, images of the Blessed Mother inspire devotions in our cultural communities. Honoring the Virgin Mary and seeking her...
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Don't antagonize the elderly, pope says in grandparent's day message
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The elderly must not be accused of saddling younger generations with their medical expenses and pensions -- a notion which foments...
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El poder del Espíritu Santo
-- De todas las festividades cristianas, ninguna -- con la excepción de la Pascua y quizás la Navidad -- es más ampliamente celebrada que...
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Empowered by the Holy Spirit
(OSV News) -- Of all the great Christian feasts, none, with the exception of Easter and perhaps Christmas, has been and is more widely celebrated than...
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Honor thy Mother: Six U.S. shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary
(OSV News) -- To make a pilgrimage to a Marian shrine is a beautiful way to celebrate one's Catholic faith. Unfortunately, not all people have the time...
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A 'Capitol' pilgrimage: Catholic sites in our nation's capital
(OSV News) -- While thousands of American families travel to the nation's capital each year to tour historic and contemporary sites of government, Catholic...
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7 summer road trips featuring America's Catholic landmarks
(OSV News) -- Summer is a time of freedom, of escape from the usual routines of work and school. This escape often takes the form of vacation, but Catholics...
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The top 10 Catholic cities to visit in America
(OSV News) -- Summer is here, and it's time to travel Catholic America. You'll find vibrant expressions of Catholic faith in every state -- in grand cathedrals...
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Get to know 10 American minor basilicas
(OSV News) -- Have you ever wondered just what makes a basilica a basilica? These significant churches, designated by the pope and given prominence among...
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Que las tradiciones de mayo celebren el don de vida de María
SV News) -- Cada mes de mayo, se dedica un día especial a las madres de todo el mundo por haber dado a sus hijos el regalo de la vida. Pero para la...
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Ascensión, Asunción: ¿Cuál es la diferencia?
(OSV News) -- ¿Qué es la Ascensión? ¿Cuál es la Asunción? ¿Cuál es la diferencia? El significado de estas dos grandes...
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María, llena eres de gracia
(OSV News) -- "¡Salve María, llena eres de gracia! El Señor es contigo". Son palabras sencillas, pero llenas de misterio y significado,...
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La Ruta Mariana de la Peregrinación Eucarística Nacional incluye importantes hitos dedicados a María
(OSV News) -- Tanto las grandes ciudades como las parroquias rurales se están preparando para que la Ruta Mariana de la Peregrinación Eucarística...
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Defensores católicos de la inmigración están preocupados por propuesta de cambiar las normas de asilo
(OSV News) -- Los defensores católicos de los migrantes están expresando su preocupación por un posible cambio en la forma en que las solicitudes...
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La Ascensión de Jesús nos muestra que nadie se queda atrás en el camino hacia el cielo, dice el Papa
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- La ascensión de Jesús demuestra que, a pesar de las dificultades en la vida de las personas, todas están hechas...
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Fuerzas de seguridad mexicanas irrumpen en una parroquia para detener a un migrante
(OSV News) -- Miembros de la Guardia Nacional Mexicana irrumpieron en una iglesia durante la Misa para arrestar a un migrante, forzando la suspensión...
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Chicago Catholic priest apologizes for same-sex blessing 'words and visuals'
(OSV News) -- A Chicago priest has issued an apology for performing recently a blessing of a same-sex couple, which was filmed and posted on social media. Vincentian...
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Missouri enacts legislation to block Planned Parenthood from Medicaid funding
(OSV News) -- Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation May 9 that revives an effort to block Planned Parenthood from the state's Medicaid...
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Catholic wartime teacher never abandoned her call, even under threat of arrest
KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) -- This Catholic teacher worked to bolster the spiritual and cultural identity of Polish slave laborers, for which she died a...
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Cyberattack on largest US Catholic health care system part of rising criminal trend
(OSV News) -- The nation's largest Catholic health care system reported it experienced what it called a "cybersecurity incident" May 8, resulting in "a...
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Vatican norms for Jubilee indulgence include pilgrimage, penance, service
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pilgrims passing through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica during the Holy Year 2025, going to confession, receiving Communion...
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Small group reports show synodal hopes, concerns of parish priests
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As more than 200 priests from around the world met to share how their parishes experience a sense of shared mission and shared decision-making,...
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Pope names diocesan administrator of Burlington, Vt., Diocese as its new bishop
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. John J. McDermott to be the bishop of Burlington, Vermont. Bishop-designate McDermott, a priest...
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Six future priests for Boston ordained transitional deacons
BOSTON -- Deacon Brian Daley was looking for "a more stable life." After spending six years as an engineer in the Merchant Marine, working in far-flung...
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Grey Nun Sister Theresa Rousseau reflects on 70 years of religious life
LEXINGTON -- On May 2, the formal dining room of the Youville Place assisted living facility in Lexington played host to one-fifth of the entire population...
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Cathedral High receives $30 million boost to fundraising campaign
BRAINTREE -- When Ta'Qaire Bell first stepped through the doors of Cathedral High School, he was nervous. "Coming to Cathedral, I didn't think...
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Seminary documentary 'Souls in the Game' nominated for Boston/New England Emmy
RAINTREE -- Ann Gennaro had the job of her dreams. Working for a production company in Charlestown, the NYU graduate had achieved her goal of making movies...
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Ordination Class of 2024: Deacon Jeremy Wagner
This is the eleventh article in a series profiling the 11 men who will be ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of Boston at the Cathedral of...
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From Cardinal Seán's blog
Last Friday, I visited New Horizons Assisted Living in Marlborough. The site was originally a home for troubled girls run by the Good Shepherd Sisters....
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Cardinal joins Easter Vigil with Greek Orthodox community
BRAINTREE -- Continuing an annual tradition expressing unity between the Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches in Boston, Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley...
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Woburn native becomes new Archbishop of Hartford
On May 1, 2024, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Hartford Archbishop Leonard P. Blair, on having reached the age...
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The Fall Guy
NEW YORK (OSV News) – Screwball comedies showcasing couples verbally duking it out in the battle of the sexes comprised a significant and often winning...
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Wildcat
NEW YORK (OSV News) – A blending of historical facts and Southern gothic fiction proves unstable in the biographical and literary drama "Wildcat"...
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Al proclamar el Año Santo, el Papa dice que es tiempo de fortalecer y compartir la esperanza
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- "Ha llegado el momento de un nuevo Jubileo, para abrir de par en par la Puerta Santa una vez más y ofrecer la experiencia...
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Sin la esperanza cristiana, una vida virtuosa parece inútil, dice el Papa
CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) -- El mundo tiene una gran necesidad de esperanza y paciencia, dijo el Papa Francisco en su audiencia general esta semana. Los...
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Proclaiming Holy Year, pope says it is time to strengthen and share hope
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- "The time has come for a new Jubilee when once more the Holy Door will be flung open to invite everyone to an intense experience...
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Holy Year 2025 holds ecumenical promise, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' document proclaiming the Holy Year 2025 draws special attention to the ecumenical possibilities of the celebration,...
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Thousands of Maronites welcome St. Charbel's relics to new Australian home
SYDNEY (OSV News) -- Thousands of Maronite Catholics shut down the streets of the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl to welcome relics of Lebanon's most well-known...
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Federal court says Catholic school has right to employ teachers who uphold church teaching
(OSV News) -- A federal appeals court May 8 ruled in favor of the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, protecting religious schools' freedom to hire schoolteachers...
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New bishop for Maine is 'a gift of God's loving care for us,' says Cardinal O'Malley
PORTLAND, Maine (OSV News) -- With more than 1,000 people watching from pews and seats in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland and many...
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New York attorney sues pro-life groups over abortion pill reversal process
(OSV News) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Heartbeat International, an anti-abortion group, and 11 crisis pregnancy centers May 6, accusing...
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Jubilee countdown: Preparations for 2025 Holy Year move into high gear
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- For more than 700 years, the Catholic Church has celebrated "jubilee" or "holy" years as special times to renew people's faith and...
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Fertility decline a complex trend beyond any one policy solution, economists say
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- The U.S. fertility rate has slowed to a new record low, according to an analysis recently published by the Centers for Disease...
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Vatican to publish updated norms for investigating alleged apparitions
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will publish its new norms for the discernment of apparitions and other supernatural...
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Eileen M. McLaughlin named Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Cardinal Seán P. O'Malley announced May 8 that he has appointed Eileen M. McLaughlin as Superintendent of Catholic Schools for the Archdiocese...
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Catholic Olympic champion swimmer awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Adding another distinguished medal to her already sizable collection, Katie Ledecky -- the most decorated woman in swimming history...
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Pope encourages Swiss Guard to foster friendships, avoid isolation
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Meeting members of the Swiss Guard, including 34 new recruits, Pope Francis thanked them for their dedication and generous service...
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Pope urges reparation to the Sacred Heart, including for abuse crisis
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The spiritual practice of reparation "may be somewhat forgotten or wrongly judged obsolete" today, but it is essential for the promotion...
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Pope: Families must help each other, build communities focused on Christ
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Loneliness causes tremendous harm, including to families, Pope Francis told international leaders of the Teams of Our Lady lay movement. "With...
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The benefits of short-term respite care for seniors and their caregivers
Short-term and respite care provides support for seniors and their caregivers, balancing professional care with personal freedom. These services enrich...
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Take care of you: Why it's important to celebrate health?
In order for senior women to age well, it is important they do everything they can to take good care of themselves. To that end, did you know that Women's...
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At Youville House, intergenerational relationships matter
When was the last time you had a meaningful interaction with someone significantly younger or older than yourself? Chances are, you have fond childhood...
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